9 Top Tips To Help You Sell Your Home Using Property Auctions.
So how can we improve the look of your home in 2 days, improve it enough to have buyers waiting at your door ? Both the inside and the outside of your home are important but remember that the outside of your home creates the buyer’s first impression but it’s the inside which has to really impress any potential buyer. Your home must be perfect-shining, sparkling clean, neat,spacious, perfect. You may be selling your home through an auction but be ready for viewings.
Clutter is one of the biggest reasons why homes don’t sell. In order for your home to be seen in its best light you must create space-you must de-clutter. Get rid of lots of ornaments, of family photos on display, of clothes draped everywhere,of children’s toys. If you need to when you have viewings send the children or the family pets to a friends or neighbors. Do anything you can to ensure that your potential buyer is focussed purely on your home.
* Light colored walls with bright lights make your rooms look larger. If you have any darkly painted walls, you may want to consider painting with a white or off-white paint. Increase the number of watts of the light bulbs in your home. All walls should be painted neutral. Do not, repeat do not paint using very bright or garish colors. If you do take your home off the market- you’re reducing the chances of selling.
Make sure all your windows and mirrors have been cleaned so they shine. If you have carpets and they’re old, worn or stained replace them if you can but at the very least make sure that they’re cleaned very thoroughly.
Make your kitchen appliances sparkle. Clean your oven and stove thoroughly as well as the drip pans under each burner. Get rid of all dirt and all grease. Polish the outside of your stove,oven,refrigerator, dishwasher and any other kitchen appliances until you can see your face in them!
Your home must be the cleanest its ever been. Clean all walls, clean fingerprints off all your walls especially around doorknobs and light switches. Clean your blins, remove every last particle of dust and grime!
* Clean all your kitchen countertops and clear them off as much as possible. Reduce the number of items in your cabinets not only in the kitchen, but in all the cabinets in your house. That’s right de-cluttering really is the key word.
Now move to your bedrooms. Tidy and de-clutter your closets. Make sure everything is hanging neatly and that there is no mess either in the closets or on the floor. Potential buyers’ eyes go everywhere! Now organise your garage,your attic space and your basement.
Your home must appear perfect to potential buyers. So now make sure that there are no leaks, squeaks, or rattles in your home. If you’ve had any water damage repair and make sure all signs of this are fixed. If any nuts, bolts or screws are loose tighten them up, fix them! Potential buyers must not think that there are any repairs to do in their new home!
* Don’t forget to check for odors especially pet smells.. If need be, get a neighbor or friend to help you. They will be able to smell odors you have become accustom to. You want your FSBO home to look and smell as fresh, clean and as new as possible.
